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American workforce continues to shrink, falls 400k since March after nearly hitting prepandemic levels
Fox business ^ | 08/14/2022 | Michael Lee

Posted on 08/14/2022 12:39:09 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The number of workers in the U.S. has continued to shrink as businesses struggle to find employees for their openings.

"The hope for many to achieve a soft landing is that you meet in the middle, with demand cooling off and labor supply picking up, and we reach a much healthier equilibrium between the two," Michael Pugliese, an economist at Wells Fargo, told the Wall Street Journal Sunday. "But if labor supply flatlines or keeps falling, you need to bring demand down even more in order to cool off wage growth."

According to Labor Department data, the number of workers in the U.S. has fallen 400,000 since March, a troubling sign after the number of workers approached prepandemic levels earlier this year. The total labor force is now about 600,000 smaller than it was in early 2020, right before widespread COVID-19 restrictions plunged the economy into a recession.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: american; bideneffect; employment; labor; prepandemic; shrink; workforce
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To: hopefullamerican
And replaced with who???

Replaced with people who are not chiselers cheating shareholders and the rest of society by gutting companies, transferring their tech to foreign competitors and then cashing in from the temporary boost in profits before the chickens come to roost: GE and Boeing quickly come to mind.

Prosecute the execs for fraud (and in Boeing's case, manslaughter), force them to disgorge all pay, bonuses and stock option gains pour encourager les autres. Remove the statute of limitations on bank fraud and go after the banksters as well.

41 posted on 08/14/2022 3:52:32 PM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

That is the big question.


42 posted on 08/14/2022 4:02:11 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: buwaya

Like my old man said, you can retire anytime. It’s just a matter of how much stuff you want.

Unfortunately I didn’t make the best life decisions and I’m afraid I’m always gonna have to work to pull in some income. At least for the next three years

I hate quitting but I try as best as I can and I’m just not into it anymore

I just need to drive a delivery van around town for Amazon or DHS or FedEx or somebody.

I’m tired of the corporate establishing relationships between stakeholders nonsense anymore


43 posted on 08/14/2022 6:23:17 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: Theoria
Lots of people are working, just under the table or not reporting it in any way.

Enter Brandon’s 87,000 IRS thugs…

44 posted on 08/14/2022 7:39:12 PM PDT by Allegra
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To: ChicagoConservative27

According to Denninger….it’s the $hots.


45 posted on 08/14/2022 7:49:25 PM PDT by Jane Long (HoneybadgerWhat we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

See #45.


46 posted on 08/14/2022 7:50:28 PM PDT by Jane Long (HoneybadgerWhat we were told was a “conspiracy theory” in 2020 is now fact. 🙏🏻 Ps 33:12)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

But I’m sure the IRS will have no trouble finding 87,000 agents. 😆


47 posted on 08/15/2022 7:14:22 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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